Drepanidini facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Drepanidini
Drepanis coccinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Subfamily:	Carduelinae
Tribe:	Drepanidini
Genera
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Drepanidini is a tribe of Hawaiian honeycreepers.

Genera and species

• Drepanidini
  • Genus Aidemedia Olson & James, 1991 – straight thin bills, insectivores
    • Aidemedia chascax Olson & James, 1991 – Oʻahu icterid-like gaper (prehistoric)
    • Aidemedia lutetiae Olson & James, 1991 – Maui Nui icterid-like gaper (prehistoric)
    • Aidemedia zanclops Olson & James, 1991 – sickle-billed gaper (prehistoric)
  • Genus Akialoa Olson & James, 1995 – pointed, long and down-curved bills, insectivorous or nectarivorous
    • Akialoa ellisiana Gray, 1859 – Oʻahu ʻakialoa (extinct, 1940)
    • Akialoa lanaiensis Rothschild, 1893 – Maui Nui ʻakialoa (extinct, 1892)
    • Akialoa stejnegeri Wilson, 1889 – Kauaʻi ʻakialoa (extinct, 1969)
    • Akialoa obscura Cabanis, 1889 – lesser ʻakialoa (extinct, 1940)
    • Akialoa upupirostris – hoopoe-billed ʻakialoa (prehistoric)
  • Genus Chloridops Wilson, 1888 – thick-billed, hard seed (e.g. Myoporum sandwicense) specialist
    • Chloridops kona Wilson, 1888 – Kona grosbeak (extinct, 1894)
    • Chloridops regiskongi – King Kong grosbeak (prehistoric)
    • Chloridops wahi – wahi grosbeak (prehistoric)
  • Genus Chlorodrepanis Olson & James, 1995 – pointed bills, insectivorous and nectarivorous
    • Chlorodrepanis stejnegeri Pratt, 1989 – Kauaʻi ʻamakihi
    • Chlorodrepanis flava Bloxam, 1827 – Oʻahu ʻamakihi
    • Chlorodrepanis virens Cabanis, 1851 – Hawaiʻi ʻamakihi
  • Genus Ciridops Newton, 1892 – finch-like, fed on fruit of Pritchardia species
    • Ciridops anna Dole, 1879 – ʻula-ʻai-hāwane (extinct, 1892 or 1937)
    • Ciridops tenax Olson & James, 1991 stout-legged finch (prehistoric)
  • Genus Drepanis Temminck, 1820 – down-curved bills, nectarivores
    • Drepanis funerea Newton, 1894 – black mamo (extinct, 1907)
    • Drepanis pacifica Gmelin, 1788 – Hawaiʻi mamo (extinct, 1898)
    • Drepanis coccinea Forster, 1780 – ʻiʻiwi
  • Genus Dysmorodrepanis Perkins, 1919 – pincer-like bill, possibly snail specialist
    • Dysmorodrepanis munroi Perkins, 1919 – Lanaʻi hookbill (extinct, 1918)
  • Genus Hemignathus Lichtenstein, 1839 – pointed or long and down-curved bills, insectivorous
    • Hemignathus affinis – Maui nukupuʻu (extinct, 1995–1998)
    • Hemignathus hanapepe – Kauaʻi nukupuʻu (extinct, 1998)
    • Hemignathus lucidus – Oʻahu nukupuʻu (extinct, 1837)
    • Hemignathus vorpalis James & Olson, 2003 – giant nukupu'u (prehistoric)
    • Hemignathus wilsoni Rothschild, 1893 – ʻakiapolaʻau
  • Genus Himatione Olson & James, 1991– thin-billed, nectarivorous
    • Himatione sanguinea Gmelin, 1788 – ʻapapane
    • Himatione fraithii – Laysan honeycreeper (extinct, 1923)
  • Genus Loxioides Oustalet, 1877 – finch-like, Fabales seed specialists
    • Loxioides bailleui Oustalet, 1877 – palila
    • Loxioides kikuichi Olson & James, 2006 – Kaua'i palila (prehistoric, possibly survived to the early 18th century)
  • Genus Loxops – small pointed bills with the tips slightly crossed, insectivorous
    • Loxops caeruleirostris Wilson, 1890 – ‘akeke‘e
    • Loxops coccineus Gmelin, 1789 – Hawaiʻi ʻakepa
    • Loxops ochraceus Rothschild, 1893 - Maui ʻakepa (extinct, 1988)
    • Loxops wolstenholmei Rothschild, 1895 – Oʻahu ʻakepa (extinct, 1990s)
    • Loxops mana Wilson, 1891 – Hawaiʻi creeper
  • Genus Magumma - small pointed bills, insectivorous and nectarivorous
    • Magumma parva Stejneger, 1887 - ʻanianiau
  • Genus Melamprosops Casey & Jacobi, 1974 – short pointed bill, insectivorous and snail specialist
    • Melamprosops phaeosoma Casey & Jacobi, 1974 – poʻouli (possibly extinct, November 28, 2004?)
  • Genus Oreomystis Wilson, 1891 – short pointed bills, insectivorous
    • Oreomystis bairdi Stejneger, 1887 – ʻakikiki
  • Genus Orthiospiza – large weak bill, possibly soft seed or fruit specialist?
    • Orthiospiza howarthi James & Olson, 1991 - highland finch (prehistoric)
  • Genus Palmeria Rothschild, 1893 – thin-billed, nectarivorous, favors Metrosideros polymorpha
    • Palmeria dolei Wilson, 1891 – ʻākohekohe
  • Genus Paroreomyza – short pointed bills, insectivorous
    • Paroreomyza maculata Cabanis, 1850 – Oʻahu ʻalauahio (possibly extinct, early 1990s?)
    • Paroreomyza flammea (Wilson, 1889) – kākāwahie (extinct, 1963)
    • Paroreomyza montana
      • Paroreomyza montana montana Wilson, 1890 – Lana'i 'alauahio (extinct, 1937)
      • Paroreomyza montana newtoni (Rothschild, 1893) – Maui ‘alauahio
  • Genus Pseudonestor – parrot-like bill, probes wood for insect larvae
    • Pseudonestor xanthophrys Rothschild, 1893 – Maui parrotbill or kiwikiu
  • Genus Psittirostra – slightly hooked bill, Freycinetia arborea fruit specialist
    • Psittirostra psittacea Gmelin, 1789 – ʻōʻū (probably extinct, 1998?)
  • Genus Rhodacanthis – large-billed, granivorous, legume specialists
    • Rhodacanthis flaviceps Rothschild, 1892 – lesser koa-finch (extinct, 1891)
    • Rhodacanthis forfex James & Olson, 2005 – scissor-billed koa-finch (prehistoric)
    • Rhodacanthis litotes James & Olson, 2005 – primitive koa-finch (prehistoric)
    • Rhodacanthis palmeri Rothschild, 1892 – greater koa-finch (extinct, 1896)
  • Genus Telespiza Wilson, 1890 – finch-like, granivorous, opportunistic scavengers
    • Telespiza cantans Wilson, 1890 – Laysan finch
    • Telespiza persecutrix James & Olson, 1991 – Kauaʻi finch (prehistoric)
    • Telespiza ultima Bryan, 1917 – Nihoa finch
    • Telespiza ypsilon James & Olson, 1991 – Maui Nui finch (prehistoric)
  • Genus Vangulifer – flat rounded bills, possibly caught flying insects
    • Vangulifer mirandus – strange-billed finch (prehistoric)
    • Vangulifer neophasis – thin-billed finch (prehistoric)
  • Genus Viridonia
    • Viridonia sagittirostris Rothschild, 1892 – greater ʻamakihi (extinct, 1901)
  • Genus Xestospiza James & Oslon, 1991 – cone-shaped bills, possibly insectivores
    • Xestospiza conica James & Olson, 1991 – cone-billed finch (prehistoric)
    • Xestospiza fastigialis James & Olson, 1991 – ridge-billed finch (prehistoric)

See also

In Spanish: Carduelinae para niños